March 4 (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Monday it had agreed to buy a total of 260 new jets from Airbus , Boeing and Embraer, as the carrier targets increased capacity to meet soaring demand for travel.

The deal includes 85 Airbus A321neo jets, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10s and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft, American Airlines said in a statement.

Its orders also included options and purchase rights for an additional 193 aircraft.

(Reporting by Aishwarya Jain and Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)